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Bionic eye bypasses the retina and the optic nerve to go straight into the visual cortex, allowing patients who lost their sight to retinal diseases or optic nerve damage to regain basic elements of vision (from /r/science) (newscientist.com)
submitted by Vaelian
claudettemonet 1 points 6y ago
Woohoo! VAELIAN! This is great news!
charliemyheart 1 points 6y ago
this will not help me due to my very damaged visual cortex.
Marconius 1 points 6y ago
This is the exact technology that I need to get my vision back, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how this progresses. Can't wait for it to go from 500 pixels to something closer to actual vision resolution.
claudettemonet 1 points 6y ago
Or better than visual resolution!
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